“Arbitrary detention is the quietest of violations. There is no explosion, no headline. A door simply closes and a person disappears from their work, from their family, from public life.”
Geneva, 30 September 2026 — On the occasion of the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council, CAP Freedom of Conscience will take part, on 30 September at 16:00 in Concordia 1, Palais des Nations, in a side event dedicated to freedom of religion or belief in Estonia, with a focus on religious autonomy and the protection of religious minorities.
Geneva, 25 September 2026 — During the adoption of the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of Denmark at the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, we delivered an oral statement addressing gaps in Denmark’s first National Action Plan Against Racism and ongoing concerns regarding freedom of religion or belief.
Geneva, Palais des Nations. During the general debate under Item 4 of the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council, the following statement on the situation in Sudan was delivered. It followed the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan (A/HRC/63/23), which documents how external support, weapons and fighters keep a conflict alive in which drone strikes have become a leading cause of civilian death.
HRWF /GENEVA (10.09.2026) – On the occasion of the 63rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience (CAP Freedom of Conscience) and Human Rights Without Frontiers hosted a panel discussion at the Geneva Press Club to put the spotlight on the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe taking place in Sudan
During the general debate under Item 4 of the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council, the Vice President of CAP Freedom of Conscience delivered the following oral statement from the Assembly Hall of the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Two days after the shooting of a father and son in Sargodha, an Ahmadi Muslim was stabbed near his home in the Faisalabad district. CAP Freedom of Conscience is alarmed by this rapid succession of attacks and calls on the Pakistani authorities to protect the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, to investigate without delay and to break the cycle of impunity.
The United Nations General Assembly declared 26 September the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons in December 2013, through resolution 68/32, as a follow up to the first ever high level meeting of the General Assembly devoted to nuclear disarmament, held in New York on 26 September 2013. The Day has been observed every year since 2014. Its purpose is to enhance public awareness and education about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their total elimination.
